Coaster



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. F. W. WALLACEl y coAsTER r Filed sept. 14, 1922 2 she'ezs-sheef 2 Patented Sept. 25, i923.

FRANK W. WALLACE, CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE.

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Appiicauon inea september i4, 19221 sei-iai nassaaoi.

To all fwhvomz' may concern: 'i 4 y `Be it known thatl, FRANK W. l/VALLACE, citizen fof the .United `States, residing at` Chattano0ga,inthe countyof Hamilton and State of Tennessee, have invented certain; new'and usejtul Improvements in Coasters;

l and I do declare the following to" be a full,

clear, and exact description oi' the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains'to mairez and use the same.`

" `This invention relates to a coaster for useupo-n snow and ice orV upon pavements and one object of the invention is to provide a 4coaster having sled runners andalso provided Vwith wheels mounted by meanest j standards j pivotallyV connected with lthe standards or' the runners andvniovable into faiidfout 'of an operative position.

lnother object `of the if'vention istojso construct this coaster thatV pins which serve to retain the wheelcarrying standards in an operative position inay also 'be used to retain the wheel carrying standards in Van'inoperative position.

Another object o-thelinventionfis topproj vide "the `vcoasterv-with `an. 'improved typel ot Vfront trucl; pivotally 'mounted-fior steering Y.and having improved Ameans for yieldably retaining the front truckin a position to kdirectthe coasterV Straight-ahead but permit the truck tol be turned to properly guide the coaster. s f

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure l is a view showing the coaster in side elevation with the wheels in an inopera- "Figure 2 is a longitudinalfsectional view through the coaster with the wheels the inoperative position. v Y Figure 3 is a top plan view oi' the coaster. Y `Figure `l is a side elevation of the coaster showing the `wheels in the operative position. f

through the coaster with Vthe .wheels in the operative position. Y

Figure 6 `isV a bottom plan view oftheV `coaster with vtheWheels in the Ainoperative position.

. Figure 7 is transverse sectional view vtaken along the line7--7 Vof Fig. 5. l

Figure 8 is a transverse sectional view.

taken along the line 8-8 oit Fig. a.

This improved coaster is provided with a platform l which in the'present illustration is formed from a single piece of inaterial. This platiorm is provided in its forward `end portionwith longitudinally eX- tending slots 2 so that if desired the Jfeet Y may be passed through these slots'in order l to per-init Aaccess to the iront truck which will be turned when itisdesired to guide the coaster. At their rear ends, the slots are provided with inclined portions 3 so t that when the legs are` passed through the slots to reach the front truck and steer the beneath Vthe platformand have their forward end portions curved upwardly and secured to the underface ofthe platform as shown at?. Standards 8 extend upwardly from the runners andare secured against the underi'fac'eoi the platform by ineansro'f iasteners'vwhich pass through the side extensions 8', It will thus be seen that these runners will be very firmly held in place.A A front `'truclt` 9 has been provided for thecoaster and is pivotally mounted` beneath the platform by means of a pivot fastener 10.` This iront truck lis U-shaped and has-its depending arms l1 provided with runner feet 12. lt will thus be seen that the front truck may rest upon the snow or ice and that when the front truck is turned, the coaster may be guided. From an inspection of Figs. l and 2, it will be readily seen that these runners l2 are level with the runners 6 so that the coaster will rest level when placed upon the snow o r ice. rThe cross head portion of this vfront truck extends beneath the slots 2 so thatfwhen so desired the feet may be passed through the slots and placed against the cross head at opposite sides oi' the pivotniounting In some cases, it is not` desired to pass the feet through the slots 2 and there- 'ore there has been provided stirrup bars lwhich are secured to the cross head of the front truck and extend beyond` -the sides oftheplatforni. When the coast-er is being used, it is desired to have the front truck `normally remain in the position to direct the I VTherefore therehas beenL provided a spring 14 Wh i@ingente/nds longitudinally; or' tla ,epl atl form and is provided at one end with a` stein extension 15 secured to an anchor pin 1G.

5 At the other or Iforwardend,the-springhas 4been provided Vwith a second arm or stemV extension 17 connected with a yoke 18 nf-'hicli extends forwardly and has its .arms connected With the cross head of 'the fronttruok 111312115 OPPOSte, sides of the pivot mounting.

,The Ispring '14 [will Y,therefiere serve to nor-l .nially retain -thejtrnclr inthe position shown l v.in FigrbutWill permitof itsbelng turned iin either. direction by pressure against Ythe 15 crosaliead Q'tlieitrncl; or.agansttheproper ,This coaster is `to'hensed Whenthere is gnow, or Vice l`upon the. gronnd and also vwhen there `is no snow. or lee. iln orderttoperniit 2Q (the, coaster to. be, used ,when there, is novsnow or ice, there has Vbeenprovided .front andv lretarwheels 19 and 20. These AWheels ,are ,Inounted nponaXlQsQl I and 22 Whchn earried hystandards I2 3and 24; The tstand- I:ands Q?)are `p ivetally oonnectediith the arms ll of the ,front `truck s o thatthey :Y may; he "swung vertically into and outlo an p to the position shown lin ,Eigl 1,5, the upper ,enflSlof `the standa-rdsv ,will engage and lprer`vennthe 4@"lfildards ,from I being .'inoved AVVrearwardly berend the lveitcalpostion. In

` 40 @ridente permit the standards tobe. secured .i111 either .the gneratve pflstionhown .in

"f8 of .,the; runner From an inspeCtOn of Fig. 5 or theinoperativeposition shown in ig.A there has been provided securing pins Q5 which may he plain pinshel'd in place Yhy friction or may be constructed as shown 45 in ITigzzr.and` providedaxfith a threaded portion 26. These pins are passed through" V-alined openngsforrned in the arms of Vthe trent ,trucleand rear standards of the runners'. Then the Standards are in the in- 50 operativeposition shoWnin1Fig. 2, the plns .extend beneath .the standards bnt When-Y the 'standards are swung downwardly to the operative position, .the Q pins Vwill f be. passed through openings .which .lare/formed 'in the 55. standards and register' .with theopenings in, lthe standards and Aarinsll, The VWiheel 'Carrying Standards canthereiQre-,be very .Se-

:curelyflieldnll Operative position lhut may be easily released anldafterjbeing swung .60 upwardly Vto an inoperative position y'prfe-v vented from laccidentally swinging fdoWn-A :wardly nto` engagement .with Qthe ground.

felaimpg f f1. VLA ,coaster coinprsingfia lplatterin, ,65V

ground engaging ,r,nririers e, Xteriding beneath the p1atfo`r1n, anda trunkY` element jpivotally mounted beneath the yplatterin adjacent the lforward endsof said l rfinirlers and having depending arms 5 terniinatngin run ie'rfeen' 70Y Athe platforrnbeinggprovided Withl' igitfildinallyp'extending, slotsjhayingtheir orward i `endportions extending ybeyQnd said jtrnek and perniittingacoesstoaidtrneh for steer# ingwithrtlfie` feet. .Y 75

,trnek plOVded lwith stirrnprbars extending lbeyondthe-sdes Qfthe'iplatorm.

xeld Signature; w 

